Name:

Aspidistra patentiloba Y.Wan & Xiao H.Lu – Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 9(2): 99. (1989).

Holotype:

China: Guangxi: Nanning, cultivated in Guangxi School of Pharmacy (introduced from Liujiang Xian, Guangxi), 11 Apr. 1987, Y.Wan 87001 (Holotype, GXSP); Liujiang Xian, Tubo, 22. Feb. 1986, X. H. Lu 000812.

Distribution:

China: Guangxi.

Phenology:

no data.

Description

from 

protologue:

Rhizoma subteres， 8–15 mm diam., dense nodosum squamatumque. Vaginae 2–4 inaequilongae, atropurpureae. Folia solitaria, 6–25 mm distantia, lamina longe elliptica, 28–57 cm longa, 6.3–13 cm lata, apice caudato-acuminata, basi attenuata, utrinque subinaequali; petiolo 22.5–42 cm longo. Pedunculus 2.5–4cm longus，7-bracteatus; bracteis summis 1–2 flori contiguis ovatis, 13–16 mm longis，8–l0 mm latis，apice acutis，purpureo-punctatis; floribus solltariis; perianthio subrotato carnoso, circ. 6 cm diam., extus purpurascenti, 8-fisso; lobis lanceolatis, circ. 24 mm longis; 5–8 mm latis, patentibus, intus flavidis laevibus, basi in corpus dentiforme 4–5 mm longum Introrsum expansis; tubo perianthii circ. 14 mm longo, circ. 18 mm diam., intus purpureo; staminibus 8, medium tubi affixis; filamentis inconspicuis; antheris ovatis，3.5 mm longis, 2 mm latis, apice acutis; pistillo circ. 7 mni longo; stigmate peltate dilatato rotundo, 15 mm diam., antheris aequialto, facie supera purpureo, in centro ejus leviter impresso, carinis 4 mamillatis apice bifurcatis cruciatim dispositis et excavationibus 4 ornato, margine 16-lobato, lobis triangularibus apice obtusis quorum 4 minoribus，ea infera albo aciebus 16 longitudinalibus aliformibus cum eis conjunctibus ornato. Bacca subglobosa，purpurea, 14–17 mm diam., molliter aculeata.

Sourses:

Y.Wan (1989) – Bull. Bot. Res., 9(2): 97-101.

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